Educational-chart holder



G. W. LEWIS.

EDUCATIONAL CHART HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NovJ20. 1916.

1,37 l, 1 O2. Patented Mar. 8,1921.

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GEORGE VJ. LEWIS, 03E CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

EDUCATIONAL-CHART HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

Application filed November 20, 1916. Serial No. 132,438.

To all '20 ham itmag concern Be it known that I, Gnonen XV. Lnwrs, a citizen of the "United States, residing at Chicago, in the county oli Cook and State 0t Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Educational-Chart l-lolders, oi which the following is a speciiication.

The present invention relates to educational appliances and ms particular rete ence to new and useful improvements in holders for charts.

An objectof my invention is to provide a supporting holder for school and other charts, providing means for mounting a plurality ot' charts, both sides of each chart having printed or other matter thereon to be exl ted, said holder serving to support the chart in a manner to first exhibit one side of the chart and then reverse the same to exhibit the opposite side thereof.

Another object or" my invention is to provide a chart holder of the class described which is strong and durable and neat in appearance, may be ch aply manufactured and sold, is capable or" quick and easy assemblage for use and will effectively and conveniently support a plurality of charts or the like.

Other objects and advantages of my improved. chart holder not hereinbetore set forth will appear from the following detailed description and the claim, taken with an inspection of the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a. chart holder embodying the improvements of my invention;

l i g. 2 is a top plan view of the same; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged tragmental sectional view of the chart holder structure.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, wherein similar characters of reference designate like and corresponding parts throughout the various views, 10 designates the main supporting base of my improved holder, the same being adapted for securement, detachably, to a wall or the like 11.

The improved device includessharpened pins or studs 1% of uniform diameter throughout and adapted to be driven into a wall or other permanent structure, inclicate d at 11, with the outer part of the studs projecting from the wall.

The improved device likewise includes a base member 10 having tubular sockets 13 extending therethrough, open at both ends nd of greater length than the projecting aortions of the studs. The sockets are en- 'aged over the projecting portions of the tuds leaving the outer portions 01 the sockets unobstructed.

The ends of a hanger rod 12 are adapted to be inserted in the outer tree portions of the sockets, and thereby supported, as shown.

Preferably two of the studs 14: are em ployed with each device and the base member 10 provided with two of the socket devices, while the rod 12 is preferably bent into arcuate shape and entered by its ends into the sockets.

The improved device is simple in construction, can be cheaply constructed, and may be employed for holding charts, maps, and the like in convenient and accessible position, and so that articles held may be readily reversed in position and any chart or map readily displayec.

The maps or charts may be readily de tached by simply withdrawing the member 12 and replacing the map or charts in any order desired.

Fror the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is thought that a clear and comprehensive understanding or" the construction, operation and advantages of my invention may be had, and while I have shown and described the device as embodying a specific structure, I desire that it be understood that such changes may be made in said structure as do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A display device comprising studs torming anchoring elements adapted to be fixed in a stationary supporting structure and projecting from the same, tubular connecting members detachably and trictionally engaging the projecting portions of said In Us elem nts, a hanger rod, the ends of the han er rod bem detachabl and frictionally engaged within the tubular connecting members, and a base member carried by the tubular members and constituting therewith a detachable support for the detachable hanger rod.

in testimony whereof I afiiX my signature hereto. I

GEORGE W. LEWIS. 

